Speedy receiver Emmanuel Sanders does not seem opposed to the idea of taking more reps with Lynch in practice.

“Paxton has a big-time arm, man,” Sanders said after practice Thursday. “He has a big-time arm. [He’s] a big-time talent, you know he has all the intangibles. It’s just about going out and getting more comfortable with the playbook, learning and growing as a player, and I think he’s going to be all right.”

Denver will start Brock Osweiler against the Bengals this week but they have not yet announced if Lynch or Trevor Siemian will be the backup. Regardless of who is the No. 2 QB against Cincinnati, Lynch seems poised to continue moving up the depth chart in the coming days.

Unless Osweiler shines in the coming weeks and looks like the team’s quarterback of the future, the Broncos will likely start Lynch to close out the regular season. Denver has to find out if Lynch is worth committing to and they can’t make that kind of decision based on the only two starts he’s made to this point in his young career.